Interview

PN candidate Manuel Delia is best known for being the face of the public transport reform that gave us Arriva. He tells Christian Peregin that he is not ashamed to say so.
Profile
Name: Manuel DeliaAge: 36Profession: PoliticsDistrict: 5Residence:...

Christian Peregin

PL candidate Edward Zammit Lewis is best friends with leader Joseph Muscat, whom he says has changed the way the party conveys its message. He tells Christian Peregin he appeals to voters who are not traditionally Labour.
Profile
Name: Edward...

Christian Peregin

After granting a controversial €4.5 million raise to pilots, Air Malta registered its first profit since 2008. CEO Peter Davies tells Christian Peregin the restructuring programme is ‘bang on target’.
Air Malta has just recorded an operational...

Human rights lawyer Therese Comodini Cachia believes the PN has distanced itself from the people in its effort to rebuild the country. She tells Christian Peregin she can bring social realities back to the fore.
Profile
Name: Therese Comodini...

Former divorce campaigner Deborah Schembri is an ex-Nationalist. She tells Christian Peregin Labour has changed and has its own policies which it will release in its own time.
Profile
Name: Deborah SchembriAge: 36Profession: LawyerDistrict: 11 and...

Christian Peregin

PL candidate Konrad Mizzi is compiling the energy policy for Labour’s manifesto ahead of the forthcoming general election. He tells Christian Peregin that electricity prices will be reduced through a proper conversion from oil to...

Christian Peregin

Dingli mayor Ian Borg is thrilled to be in such a united party and tells Christian Peregin he can’t understand why some younger voters are not convinced by Labour.
Profile
Age: 26Profession: Dingli MayorResidence: DingliDistricts: 7Status:...

Christian Peregin

Cardiologist Albert Fenech tells Christian Peregin he would turn down a ministerial post if it was offered to him, as his mission in politics is to convince people to vote PN and prove that honest politicians still exist.
Profile
Age:...

Kurt Sansone

Fresh from unveiling Air Malta’s new colours, CEO Peter Davies tells Kurt Sansone it is all about getting the perception right.
Air Malta has passed through a couple of tough years. Was this an appropriate time to be spending almost €2 million on...

Christian Peregin

Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has waged war on the person who helped him during the 2008 election campaign to tell a convincing story. But will he ever be believed again? Christian Peregin asks the questions.
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando...

Christian Peregin

Malta’s EU ambassador Richard Cachia Caruana tells Christian Peregin he knew there were issues with Dr Pullicino Orlando and had offered to step down, but the PN backbencher wanted more than just his scalp.
When Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino...

Christian Peregin

Richard Cachia Caruana rummages around his desk frantically, devoid of any humour.
He is not facing the breathtaking panorama framed by his office window on the top floor of the prime real estate that is Malta’s EU permanent representation in...

You managed to unseat Carm Mifsud Bonnici from his minister’s post? Do you see it as a success?
The aim was not to unseat a particular minister. Despite the government’s attempts, we wanted someone to assume ministerial responsibility. It was a...

Smart City is probably Malta’s leading construction project, but the promised jobs still need to materialise. CEO Fareed Abdulrahman calls for understanding in the current international climate but says he is confident about the future. Mark...

Herman Grech

The Prime Minister tells Herman Grech that he is determined to serve out a whole five-year term of office – just as long as that decision remains in his own hands.
Many were surprised that Franco Debono helped to bring down Carm Mifsud Bonnici.

Fiona Galea Debono

Valletta is a candidate to be European Capital of Culture in 2018, but in truth, it is only competing against itself. Still, it is taking the contest very seriously. David Felice, chairman of the Valletta 2018 Foundation, tells Fiona Galea Debono...

Kristina Chetcuti

Eurovision contest hopeful Kurt Calleja talks to Kristina Chetcuti as he sets off for Azerbaijan tomorrow.
Kurt Calleja is scratching his belly. Or not. He could just be pinching some extra tummy-flab. But then again one should never judge a...